Don Reid was an excellent player and pitcher with the Rosedales juveniles and juniors. Don was league champion (1947) and league runner up (1948). Reid was signed to a pro contract by St. Louis Cardinals and assigned to Johnson City Tennessee. Reid did not report but joined Carman Cardinals for 1949 amd part of the 1950 season. He then joined Selkirk of the Winnipeg Senior League and recorded a 14 k, one hitter against St. Boniface, eventual league champions. DOn joined the Native Sons in 1951 and pitched well for the league champions, he went on to a very successful career as an actuary. Reid was an above average basketball player with the U of Manitoba Bisons and excelled in otehr sports like golf and lacrosse.
